Seventh DOJ official resigns, warns Trump could use charges as leverage over NYC mayor Eric Adams
A letter from one federal prosecutor explains why the new administration is facing one of the largest Justice Department mass ...
Under Pressure to Drop Charges, Career Prosecutors Weighed Stark Options
Lawyers in the Justice Department’s public integrity section came to believe that to save their jobs, one of them would have ...
Judges Generally Let Prosecutors Drop Charges. Maybe Not for Adams.
Judge Dale E. Ho will weigh the request after the resignation of Manhattan’s U.S. attorney and her accusations of misconduct.
Justice officials move to drop Adams case after 7 lawyers refuse, resign in protest
As resignations continue, acting deputy attorney general Emil Bove told prosecutors in Washington to find someone who would ...
Rebellion at Trump's DOJ Over Eric Adams Cheered by Conservative Attorney
President Donald Trump 's Department of Justice (DOJ) is grappling with mass resignations following the department's push to ...
Eric Adams prosecutor resigns, says only a ‘fool’ would drop case in dramatic letter
Hagan Scotten said he was never directed to dismiss the charges from head SDNY attorney Danielle Sassoon in a hostile letter to acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove.
The latest resistance to Trump comes from Republican prosecutors
Legal Newsletter looks at how prosecutors pushed back on the administration's handling of the Eric Adams case, plus other legal news.
A prosecutor stands for the defense of justice
Danielle Sassoon and her colleagues opposed dropping corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams.
Democrats cheer conservative US attorney who resigned over Adams case
Several Democrats in both chambers of Congress celebrated the conservative U.S. attorney from the Southern District of New ...